Lactulose is a first-line therapy often prescribed to decrease ammonia levels in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. It works by pulling ammonia from the blood into the colon, where it is removed ...

requested a bedpan after experiencing discomfort caused by Lactulose, a medication for constipation. Malamule said that the patient called for assistance but, as the nurses went to fetch the ...

called for help and requested a bedpan after having taken lactulose for constipation,” department spokesperson Dumisani Malamule said in a statement. “When the nurses went to fetch the bedpan ...